Easy Pizza Dough For Bread Machine

Total Time: 1 hr 51 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 35 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups bread flour
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon bread machine quick-acting active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons dried herbs (basil, rosemary, oregano, parsley, etc.) (optional)
• 1 teaspoon semolina (or yellow cornmeal) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 add ingredients to pan in order listed, set bread machine on"dough" and walk away.
• 2 after the cycle is completed, lightly coat dough ball in flour and roll or slap out to desired size.
• 3 top with desired sauce, cheeses, meats and/or veggies and bake at 450° until cheese is golden brown.
• 4 will make a 9-10" pizza of average thickness, or a 13-14" thin crust pizza.
• 5 for best results, bake on a preheated baking stone sprinkled with corn meal.
• 6 notes: you may substitute beer for all or part of the water. i've used 3/4 cup flat beer and 1/4 water with excellent results. a teaspoon of semolina may be added as well -- it provides a nice crunchiness to the dough when baked. corn meal can be substituted for the semolina (and likewise, semolina can be used to dust the pizza peel and/or baking stone).